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of curses and groans wrung from outraged
and indignant young hearts, by the needless
violence of ignorant, though well meaning‘
ones, the glad, free songs of happy childhood,_
were echoed round. And why should it not
be so .7 VVhy not render pleasant, instead of
irksoirie, the very rnany school hours of ever
1' stless childhood? VVhy bind, by the frosts
of unkindness? Though prone to evil, the
natural impulses of many a young heart are
u_Qble,. generous -and kind. Parents, and
ti:-acliers, in your zeal. beware of blindly
crushing these best and highest teachings of
ri-:-iture. How often do we hear it said, ‘ I-Ie
*is,a.;,bad boy, but after all, there seems to be
some thinvr good about him. He has a kind
heart.’ It so, if he has a kind heart, and is
s_ti,ll_a_ bad boy,some uiifortiinate and unheal-
thy influences are at work around him.—-
Even now, by judicious management, that
kind heart may be made a blessing to man-
kind. Do not show yourselves discouraged
in his behalf, and thus drive him to despair.
He needs’ encouragement, and if haply di-
rected in the right path,lie may be saved;
even‘ then full enough of care and trouble
will be h-is. But if he is not thus directed
ruin awaits him. _
But this is rather a legtliy digression, and
we will return to our story. _
Things -were going on very smoothly with
Annie and her school, until Mr.‘ Larkins,
with his spade on his shoulder, not in the best
humor, by any means, happened that way
justas the children were singing their morn-
ing song. He paused and listened. ‘ What!
singing in school?’ cried he. ‘No, no! the
schoolmarm is a. woman of too good sense for
that.’ He passed on a short distance, then
stopped again. ‘That’s it, sartin,’_sa;d he,
striking his spade into the ground in an ex-
cited iiiaiirier; ‘And ’twoiit never do. An
old man like me, digging and delving‘ for
that yoiingster, and he spending his time
in such nonsense, instead of Iarniiig. If
folk-_.-, employ children, they must expect
cbildren’s play; but I'll go right to the coin-
mittee-niaii—I’ll pitta stop to it right off!’
‘At noon, as Annie was returning from
school, with quite a number of her happy
flock around her, she saw tlirpe gentlemen
in the distance apparently engaged in earn-
est conversatioii. Her curiosity was some-
what roused, as this was rather an u .usuiil
sight, in that retired spot. As they advan-
ced,she recognized in the benevolent-looking
old gentleman, Dr. Green, who acted as ex-
amining committee, and whose house she
had several times visited. The second was
Mr. Lnrkins, the third a stranger in the
place.
'- Good morning, Mr. Larkins ; grrol
mornirig,docior,’ said she, her blue eycsdan-
oing with unfeigned pleasure.
Mr. Larkinsiiodded his head snddenIy,but
the doctor cordially extended his hand, and
said, with fatherly kindness,‘ How are yot.i,
my daiighte,-r? \Vell and happy, to all ap-
pearance ?’
‘ Yes, thank you,’ mplied Annie.
‘ And this, Miss I-.Iarlow,’coritiiiucd the
‘ doctor, ‘is Mr. Fortcscue, who is visititig
me.
hood!
There was something in the glance of the
haiidsoriic and intelligent—lookiiig stranger,
as he greeted her, that deepened the rose on
her cheek.
‘ Well, my daughter,’ said the doctor,
‘what it joyful-looking group you have
around you. Mr Larkins has been telling
me that you indulged thr-ni in singing du-
ring school liours; and fui'tliermore, he says
the l.lISl.;l'ct objects to it,as it occupies the time.
which should be devoted to study.
their chosen committee, I name it in compli-
ance with their united requests.’
Pain and deep surprise ‘.V are visible in
Annie’s expr'ee.-sive face, and she iiiipulsively
exclaimed, ‘\Vliy the very birds welcome
the morriing witli a song of praise l’
‘ That‘s all well enough for the birds,’
said Larkiiis, ‘ but children aint birds, no how
yeti can fix it. ldoii’t want it bird inade. of
my boy, any how. I-le’s wOt'lhI:‘-55 and good-
for-iiothing cnotigli now, without that.’
‘ But, Mr. Larkiris,’ plt-asaiilly interposed
.‘sIr. Fortcscuc,‘ singing has recently been in-
troduced into most, if not all of our city
schools, and is thought to exert a very hap-
py influence.
‘ I don’t care for that,’ said Larkins, wax-,
ing warm ; ‘ Iaint one of that sort that’s for‘
running after every new-faiigled city notion
—--—not I. If I do live here in the woods, I
know something, and I want my boys to
come up working men, instead of dancing,
singing puppets, and if I hear any more of
this folderol, my boy is coining out of school.’
‘Of course,’ interposed Annie, ‘I shall
consult the wishes of my employers; and if
r-inging in school is offensive to them I sup-
pose it must be dispensed with,’ and her lids
'.lI'0OpC(.l sorrow fully, till the long lashes zil-
incst kissed her cliec-ks
‘What, Mit Harlow, airit we doing to
have no more musit E’ mournfully lisped a
little churub, whose hand she fondly clasped.
Others of the children, looking sadly at each
other, murmured, ‘ No more singing.’
‘ No more singing,’ reiterated the unmo-
vcd Ii'tll'l\'ll].°, as he walked aviay. He had
carried his point. He was satificd.
‘How difficult athing itis to have satisfac-
tory dcalings with a man who knows just
enough ‘o think he knows every thing,’ re-
marked the doctor to his fi'ierid,as they \valk-
ed towards home. ‘Annie is the sweetest
girl in the world, and I could scarce bear to
pain her. She’s right. but that is nothing
to the case here. They doii’t appreciate her,
they can’! appreciate her. Why, VVarren,
her, purity and gcntleness,joined to her iii-
domitable perseverance, have wrought the
greatest change lever witnessed, both in the
morals and manners, as well as appearance
of those country lads. Her influciice has
made a complete little gcntrcirian of one of
this same Mi‘. Larkins’ boys, :1 boy once as
uncouth as a inorikcy. And this is the way
in \'t'l'llL'll they recompense her. It was with
difficulty that l prevailed on some of the peo-
ple to send their boys to school this summer,
lint I know that this place was rievei before
blessed with such a teacher. Even now,
they :lLlmlI'l.hI‘tl. their boys do as much work
and attend school, as they formerly did, and
use up all their time, and need far less coax-
ing or di‘ivin:__r-—l'or driving is the word
here. By the way, \~Vai'reii, spcakirig of
siiiging, Annie has a sweet voicci lvhicli has
been well cultivated, and as you are such it
His father and 1 were friends in boy-
. music cliaracier, I will invite her up, some of
these times. You, who are so accustniried to
society, will feel quite dull here, and it will
be a little agreeable change fol‘ you. 1 ex-
pect the dear child would be glad to come.
She inust have a lonesome time of it, though
she always wearsa smiling face, poor child.’
‘ You are very kind, doctor,’ replied For-
rescue. ‘As to my feeling dull here, it
would be quite impossible, in this rural spot,
Asl am -
contrasting so -delightfully in its sweet qui-
etude, with the turmoil of the city. Speaking
of society, :I am sick-,. heartily sick of its cor-
rupt statc in t~he‘city,and wearied with the
hollow-hearted forms of fashionable life;_ "I
have anticipated a welcome reprieve, amidst
these smiling meadows and groves ; and
now, with music, and the pure and artless
Annie Harlow for a companion, I shall be
happier than ever before in my life.’
Sad faces gathered in the school-house on
the following morning. There was no mu-
sic there, and even Miss Harlow seemed sor-
rowful. When she announced the time for
recess, instead of a simultaneous movement
for the door, to her great surprise all kept
their seats, and Mike and Job winked impa-
tiently, thoughslily, at one of. the small boys,
Ned Fisher.
At length Ned raised his hand. .
‘ What do you wish, Edward 2’ said An-
nie, encouragingly.
With a blush, he stammered, ‘Need we
have no recess? I—I mean I—-want to-—
sing and not go out.’ I -.
‘Need we have any recess, you mean ‘.3’
repeated Annie, kindly. ‘VVell, Edward, I
don't know about that. Boys, do you think
this will do? Will not some of your pa-
rents object?’
‘No, no, no,’ was heard front all parts of
the school-house. .
‘VVcll, we will try, and ifthere are no ob-
jections raised, I should be as happy as any
of you, to continue to do so. We shall cer-
tainly lose "no time in this way, and you can
run enough between schools.’
‘Musitl musit l’ joyfully lisped Mary Lee,
the same little cherub who had expressed
her sorrow so touchingly.
‘ Music ! Music!’ was echoed all around.
The sunshine fairy of happiness and con-
tentment returned, unable to resist the magi-
cal strains that softly surriinoned her.
Conclurlcrl ncrct wee/c.
CONGRESS.
There was nothing done in Congress on
Monday,in consequence of the funeral of
Mr, Kaulfinaii, member of the House from
Texas.
On Tuesday, in the Senate, Messrs. Clay
and Dayton presented a petition for modify-
ing the Tariff.
Mr. Pearce presented it memorial of_ the
Constitutional Convention of Maryland in
favor of a line of steamers t.o Liberia.
Mr Davis, ofhlass. reported a bill making
Cambridge a port of entry. Engrossmerit
ordered.
h-'lr.z Hunter's bill regulating the ap-
praiseriients of imported merchandise, was
assed.
The California Land Claim bill was dis-
cussed. Various amendments debated, and
bill as reported to Senate ordered printed.
In the I-Iaziss, the New York and Califor-
nia Mint bill was taken up. Various prop-
ositiins were discussed and the bill finally
disposed of by striking out all the sections
and substituting for it a regulation carrying
out the law of last session making it a penal
offence to coir/nterfeit or seal the bars mid in-
gots into which the Assaycr at California is
required to cut: the gold; stamping it accor-
ding to its value-—fifty, one hundred, or
five hundred dollars.
The Committee agreed to this as a substi-
tute for the Mint bill, and then rose. Adj.
_ On Wednesday, in the Senate, Mr. Dodge
presented a resolution from the Wisconsin
Legislature, repealing resolutions of former
session censuririg Senator VValker for his
amenduient relative to California ‘,2 years
ago. A
Mcssi's. Chase and Seward presented peti-
tions to repeal the fugitive slave law,
The IIuz/,se was occupietl in coiisidcring
‘ the brzinch mirit bill until adjournment.
On Tliurstlay, in the Senate, the committee
on Naval Affairs were discharged from any
farther consideration of changing dry dock in
California.
Mr. Gwin gave notice of a bill to estab-
lish a mint in California.
The Cheap Postage bill was made the or-
der of the day for Monday.
The California private Land claim bill
was taken up and passed, when the Senate
adjournetlf
,:'1‘lie Ifouse, in committee of the Vvhole,
passed several territorial bills, among them
one to create an additional collection district
in Oregon.
After further unimportant business, ad-
journed.
Nothing of any importance was transacted
in either House on Friday.
'F7'¢'a.so7t 1.11 .7l/Iisszssippi.—-'l‘he Memphis
(Tenn ) Eagle publishes a long letter from a
getleman ofhigh cliaracter, at Jackson, Miss,
in which it is asserted that 11 fixed and settled
purpose exists there to drive the State from
her loyalty, and place her in an attitude of
hostilities to the Federal Government. The
whole machinery of the State Government,
including the Executive, Legislative and Ju-
dicial dcpartments, is said to be directed to
that end. The conspiracy is described as a
most formidable one, as regards talents,
wealth, and weight of character.
Lommotivc Steam I.‘7i.gt'7i.e.——-“ I love,” says
Elihu Burrctt, “to see one of those huge
creatures, with sinews of brass,and muscles
of iron, strut forth from its smoky stable,and
saluting the long train of cars with a dozen of
sonorous; puffs from his iron nostril, fall back
gently into his harness. There he stands,
chainping snd foaming upon the iron track,
his great heart a furnace of glowing coals ;
his lymphatic blood is boiling in his veins;
the strength of a thousand horses is nerving
his sinews; he pants to be gone. He
would drag St. Peler’s across the desert of
Sahara, if he could be carefully hitched to it;
hitt there is a little sober-‘eyed tobacco chew-
ing man in the saddle, who holds him in
with one fingcr,and can take away his breaili
-in a moment should he grow restive and vi-
cious. I am always interested in this man,
for, bcgrinied as he may be with nrachinery,
he is the physical mind of that huge steam
horse.”
The Guano Trrtdc.-—A letter from the
Chincha Guano Islands, on the coast of Peru,
dated l\'ovcmbei' 20th, says that there were
then a large fleet of vessels. there, loading
principally for England,but some few were
up for the United States. The ‘guano is
inostly taken from the north island,the south-
ern one remaining untouched, and there are
said to be on the three islands thirty millions
of tonsofguano. It is thirty feet in depth.
_______.___________
The Grand Jury hearing the evidence in
the case, have brought in a trite bill against
Henry M. Johnson for the murder of Justice
Bi-onson,in_ Waterbury, it short ‘me since.-
He is to be tried before the Superior Court
now in scssioii.
- Later (ionic caiitornia.
The steamship Pacific, Capt. Jarvis, arri-
ved at New Orlearts on 'l‘liurs-day last,
crowded with passengers and bringing. two
weeks later news from California. , ,-
The mines continued to yield well, and
many new discoveries had been made
Busiriess was dull,7owing_to the -large in-
flux of goods, which coritiiiued, pouring in
in large, quantities. - '
The ravages of the cliolera had entirely I
disappeared.
The‘Pacific brings 250 passengers. ~ Her
dates-from San Francisco are to Jim. ~]st;—-—
Horace Sinith, Esq. has been elected ‘i\'Ia_\-'01‘
of San Francisco. Col Fremont has pub-
lished an,address tothe people relative to the
affairs oftlicf—Stritc. Many niurders lrave re-
cently taken place. The custom house at
Monterey has been robbed of $20,000.
Arrival of the Canada.
The English news by this steamer is not
of importance. Cotton has declined 1-4d.
and American provisions generally dull.-
London was filling up with adventurers of
all sorts, for the great Fair.
The B.iltiinore ship Franconia was lost
off Holylzcad on the 11th ult. together‘
with her cargo of tobacco, the captain,
chief mate,_and 11 hanos. -
It is believed that the Chancellor will
have a surplus of four millions sterling for
the year.
Public expectation is strongly in fuvtir
of a large reduction in taxation ; and tlio
most prominent articles named, for a re-
duction ot taxcs,are the window and pa-
per duties.
Loiiis Napoleon appears to have gained,
for the lime being,a coiripletemastery over
Gen. Cliangarnier, and the Natioiial As-
sembly. The Cuniiiiittee of Public S.ife-
iy have reported a resolution in regard to
the late measures of the Governinezit, and
an exciting debate relative tliereto, was go-
ing on in the Assembly at the lust u‘at.es.
A slight sensation has been created by
the appointment of it new Catholic liish
op for Ireland. ltis stated that the Pope
has signified his intention to sanction the
Queeii’s Colleges, and that his concessions
upon this point will be made the basis of a.
satisfactory arrangeineiit between the Re-
man and English Governinents.
Accounts from Rome and the Papal
States represent a gr-owiiig apprehension
and iineasiiiess airiizng all classes.
The revenue schooner Hardus, Baring,
master, returned from a cruise about So.-
ble Island on Satur-.lay,but saw no traces
of the Atlantic.
The news from the Duchies is that the
Holsteincrs have made an uncondition-.il
surrender to the Kirig ofDeiimaik,through
the iiistruriientality of the Austrian and
I’rus.~iian coiiiinissioiiers. The army has
been disbaiided, and the clii-cf inciiibers of
the Si;1iimli,ler:ite have retirei.l to I-lairiburg
The French coeist hits been visited with
a fearful gale, S..\ty iirercliant vessels put
into the port of Clierhoiirg for sa ety.
It is stated on the authority of Earl
Monteagle that the British Goveriirneiit
have resolved to make llolyhead the port
of arrival and departure for the ti‘ans-at-
lantic mail steaniers.
Ct)NF'ESSttr‘.\’ or Di:-.\'a.an.—'I‘lie confess-
ion of Reuben Dunbar, the niurderer of
the two Lester liuys has been published.
It is attes.ed by the slierifi, who pronoun-
ces ittlie true and only confession ofDun-
bar. It appcttt'5 the only object he had in
view in coiiiinitting the deed was person-
al ag‘gi‘andiseiiieiit. lrle had no ill feeling
towards the cliildren, but he thought that
if they were out of existence he would
stand a chance to get a larger portion of
Lester’s property. But he pretends the
inurdor was not premeditated, that he did
not take his wife away for the purpose of
giving him a better opportunity of coin-
mitting the decal. He was in the barn
sliarpening his sickle, and while there the
youngest boy came to get his permission to
go fishing. It was then for the first time
that he conjured up in his brain a plan for
killing them. After some conversation,
be induced him to go into the woods for
the purpose of gigetting Woodcock ; and
while he was drawing his attention to a
place where the child was induced to be-
lieve he could find them, he struck him on
the head with tlze swingle tree. He aimed
well, and with one other blow life was ex-
tinct. He covered the body with leaves,
hid the stick under the log wliere it was
found, and returned home. How to get
rid of the other child was then the all ab-
sorbing tlioiight. After reflection be con-
cluded to eiiticetlie child ofliintn the woods
to gather butternuts, and while eiigagetl
in this, he asked the boy if he would like
to see a crow’s nest ; to which he replied
aflirmatively. He told him to cliiiib the
tree, vrhicli liedid——Dunbar follov. ing him
up; and when at the height of twenty
feet from the ground he made the rope fast
to a limb. “flrile he was engaged in tira-
king a noose, he directed the boy’s utteri-
tion to finding out the nest, which he said
was in another tree. He then slipped it
over his liead,bi.-t; while he was doing it
the boy said, “D-.in’t, Reuben, don’t.”-—-
When he had secured it tight around his
neck, he kicked his feet from the limb on
it hich he was standing, anizltliecliild must
have been instantly strangled by the fall,
as he did not move afterward. V‘v"hen he
forced the child off the limb, his cap fell
to the ground, ‘.\'llICll )unbar took and
placed on the limb just above his bead.-—
No one was on the l.-‘trill but his mother,
at the time, who, it appears, became alarm-
ed about the clii!di'en. On the return of
Lester‘ and Duiibai"s wile, much alarm
prevailed about the absence of the chili.li'en,
and a general search was commenced and
the boys were found as he had left
them. He never becainc. fully conscious
of the enormity of the crinie he had com-
mitted, lilltlie evening of the day of the
murder, when he retired to lied. He nev-
er thought of conccalirig the bodie-s,but
on the coiitr:iry lie was anxious to
have them found, being convinced that he
would never be charged with the murder.
Up to the time he tiiadethis confession, he
denied having any ltriovvleoge of it, or be-
ing in arty way iinplicated in the murder.
He did not even iiifotin his counsel of his
guilt, nor did be for it moment imagine,
from the testimony given, that he would be
convicted ; and even then he appeared
satisfied that the Governor would inter-
pose, and it was not till all these hopes
had failed——as- did his attempt to break
jail—tbat he confessed his guilt to Dr.
Beecher.
NORWALK ‘GAZETTE.-iii
TUESDAY}. Feb. 1!, test.
VVIIIG ST ATUE TFIC ICET.
l
_ rim oovEiii\'oit,
Lafayette S. I-‘ostrer, of Norwich-
FOR LIECT. GOVERNOR,
‘Green Keni§r_ic2-la, of \Viitet'bui'y.
son SECRETARY,
Roget‘ IL Mitts, of New Hart ford.
For. 'l‘I‘tEASUIIER,
Thoinas Clark, of Coventry.
' FOR coi\"i'noLr.'nIt,
Sela]: Stirs:-.g, of M‘ill’m-d.
The Massachusetts Coalitioli.
\Ve omit. our leiidiiig tirticle this week to
make way for the following iriteiestirig history
of affairs in Massiicliusetts. It is written by
.Hon. Henry \Vil:;oii, Presideiit. of the Seriiife
of that -State, and is a true as well as graphic
account: oftlie late political trausiiclions in Bos-
\Vc comiiioiid it to the periisiil of every
v-
ton.
j)8l'S0ll.
From. the Boston Comniomveallh.
Jlfcssrs. .Er.!iloi'.s :—Pei'mit me tli rough the
medittm of your journal, to present to the
public a plain and exact stateriierrt of the ar-
rangements made between the Free Soil and
l.)oinocr'atic me:~inbei's of the Legésl.-ittire, for
the organizatioii of the State Govcrnriient,
and the election of U. S. Si:i'ratoi‘s. The time
has now arrived when the facts of the case
should be distinctly presented ht-fore the
public.
At the last election the Free Soilcrs and
Democrats in most of the couritir-.3 and towns
acted in concert in choosing Senators and
llepi'esieriiatives. By thus acting, ihi-.y had
defeated the Wdiig party, and ‘secured di-cis-
ive inajoritics in both branclios of the Legis-
l:itui'e. No party having the rii=.ijority in
citliei‘ I-Ioiise, some coiiibiiiiitioii must he
l'll'd(lP, or the various officers to be chosen by
the Legislatiii'e could not be elected, nor the
goverriiiient Ol‘fT2tlllZ£l(l. As the people had
coinbincil in the choice of S-1-nators and
Representatives, it was iiiiturally supposed
by all, that these Senators and Represent-
tatives would make seine iir'i'ari-_i,~ciiieiits for
the election of the officers boili State and
National, that would devolve upon the Leg-
islaiure.
On the evening of Deeeriiber Slst, the
members of the two p-.irtii.-s met at the
State House. The democratic iiiembers met
in their old head quarters, the greeii merit,
and the free soil uicriibers in attic No. I, di-
rectly over the green room. At an early
hour, a message was received from the deni-
ocratic caucus, stating that the curious had
appointed a committee of flee members to
meet with similar committee of the free soil
party to make ai'i'ai'igciriciits for the org:.ini-
zation oftlie two Houses. The free soilers
promptly acceded to the propositioii—appoin-
ted ii coiniiiittee, and gave notice to that cf-
fife! in the democrats.
The two committees held a con fcrencc, and
tliecliairmiin of the democratic cornniittee
stated that the committee was authorised to
propose that the two Houses .<.houl.:lbe organ-
ized by giving the deniocratic party the
speaker and clerk of the Senate. This prop-
osition was acceptcd—tlre fact reported to
each caucus and u/za.2ii7ii.0ii.si’_2/ adopted by
both.
On the evening of Jariua.i'y lst, both par-
ties assembled in their rooms The free soil
members were uriaiiimously of the opinion
that all matters should be arraiiged before
proceeding in riher. A proposition was made
and unaniiiiously adopted, to appoint a corri-
mittee offwclee to meet and confer with sim-
ilar committee. cfthc ilci,iioci'atic party, to ur-
range a pi'ogi-amiiie for the t.‘lf;'Cll('ill of Gov-
ernor, Lieut. Governor, nine Ct)UflClll'.'ll'S,
Secretary ofStato, 'l‘i'ea:~.ttrci', Au.litoi', Scr-
geaiit-at-arms and U. S. Senators for both
terms. While the caucus was engaged in
choosing the coiriiniiiee, a inr.-ssongcr came
in from the dcrriocratic caucus, with a mess-
age stating a committee offli.-e had been ap-
pointed to meet and confer with a committee
of the free soil cations in regard to the organ-
ization of the State govcriiment.
A iriessiige was instantly sent to the demo-
cratic caucus, informing that body of the ap-
pointrneiit of the comniitte oftivclvc to con-
fer in regard to all the offices to be filled by
the Legislaitiiie In a few moments after-
wards, a rriesstige was received from the de-
mocrats to the effect that they had increased
the committee to twelve, and that the coin-
mittee was ready to meet with the free soil
coiiimitte.
The two committees met. The chairman
oftlie deiiiociatic committee said the com-
mittee was authorised to ascertain the pleas-
ure of the tree soilcrs. The chairman of the
free soil coiiiinittee stated that his committee
was authorised to enter into ari'aiigeineiii's
with the democratic committee for the elec-
tion of all, the officers to be chosen by the
L('gl3i{tll] re, including’ the U. S. Senators for
both terms. In reply the chairman of the
democratic committee stated that his commit-
too was not autlioriscd to act upon all these
matters, but that the committee would report
the proposition of the free soil committee to
the deinoeratic caucus and ascertain its
views. The cornniittecs then separated. In
-1 short time it message was received from the
democratic caucus, stating that the proposi-
tion of the free soil committee had been
mi.<z-nwioi/.sl_.y acceded l.o—thai the committee
had been discliarged——a committee of twelve
appoiiited—and that the committee were
ready to act.
The committees met on the evening of
January ‘Zd. lrleinbers of both committees
i-xpressad their desire to meet the wholesu b-
jcct with f:tirness——t0 act with entire fraiik-
ness—to nscertairi what could be done, and
then carry out in good faith the. arrange-
ments made. The free soil committee pro-
posed to concede the Governor to the Demo-
crats, on condition that the U. S. Senator
should be conceded to the free. soilers. The
coinmittee stated that the free soil party
went into the late election for the purpose of
securing the Senator. Thefree soilers had
«'.1VOWGt'l—llllS in their journals before the peo-
ple. This v.-asthe motive that induced them
to form unions with the democracy for the
choice of Senators and Representatives. Up-
on most questions ofState policy they agreed
with the l.lf:Il1t_l'.‘l‘E1l$, but these questions were
of comprirntively slight importance, and the
free soil party could not have been rallied
upon ‘hem. ,
They were ready to elcct Mr. Boutwell
without any pledges wliatever. They were
willing to place the government of the State
into the frauds of the democrats, asking no
pledges for principle, measures of ofiices~—
isponsibility for his ad ministration.
they ivnuldgiire nopledges to» support Mr.
Bontwell’s admiiiistration; they would give
their cordial support to such measures as
may app,-.-,4,-..,i, but may would take no re-
On ' the
other hand, the Senator, whoever he might;
be, mustfgoito Washiiigtoii unpledged -‘incl
uncommitted to any party or set of incu-lie
must stand upon the principles publicly 1'9‘
cognised by the party with which heuicted.
After some little time spent in disscussing the
coiriparative irnportance of the offices 0!
Governor and Senator both coiiimittccs vo-
ted u7ta.2i.imoi.{.s_/_7/ to concede the Governor to
the Democratic party, and the Senator for
six years to the free soil party.
The free soil coiiiiiiittce then proposed to
take the Senator for the short term, and cori-
cede to the democratic party the Licut. Gov-
and a majority ofthe Council. But after
some discussion it was unanimously voted
that the free soil party the Lieut. Govern-
or and three members of the Coiincil—and
that the democratic party should have the
Senator and six members of the Council It
was then uiiariinioiis-ly voted that the free
soil party should have the'l‘rcasurei' and the
Anditor——and the Democratic ptirtv the Sec-
retary of State. The Coiiiiiiittecs ithen sep-
arated and repoi‘ted to their sevcrai cau-
cuses
The free soil caiicus, u.22ariiiizouslg/ voted to
send a inessagc to the dciiiocratic caucus,
asking for a further conference, and that the
committee be in’stl't1ctc(l to tender to the doin-
ocratic. party the Limit. C-l«:vr-i'noi', the
t/irce Councillors, the Trcasiirei’ and the Au-
ditor, if they would concede to them the Sen-
ator for the short tcriit. The Presiilcnt of the
Senate also ofli-.i'c-l to resign his place, and
thus place every branch of the govcrmnent
into the l‘i:inds of the Dciiiocratic party. The
proposition was declined, although admitted
to be most liberal.
The (lemtJCl'allc committee then stated that
objections had been tirade in the dcmocnitic
caucus to a portion of the progi'aiiinic. The
Coiiiniittee pi'opo;sc.'i.l to clniiigc a portion of
it by giving to the deiiioci‘ai,ic party tlit-Licut.
Governor, five Councillors, the 'l‘i'casiii'(.-r,
and the U. S. Senator for the short l.t.‘l‘lll——
and to the free soil party the Secretary ofSiate,
four Councillors, the Auditor, and the ser-
gcant-at~arnis. This pi‘opositioi'i was regard-
ed by the free-soil Committee as it coiicessinu
to the Democrats, but it was ’ll7Z(l)1'i2il0b'.\‘f_l/
conceded to. The Committees their report-
ed to their respective cauci.isr-s the plan
agreed upon. Afir.-r a 'oricf dissciissioii, the
free soil caucus adopted it, with only 0/14! dis-
senting vote, end sent a iiie.-ssiige to the other
caucus annouriciiig the rr-stilt. A fflCSSll~'__Y_t:
was received from the Dciiioci'titic c::uciis,
that the programme had pct.-ii :-iilopted by the
Deiiioci'atir: party, it-it./’i.oat (L r.Zi.9~‘cxi!i;ig role.
The coiirrnittee their ll'l(‘l to :trt‘:i!’IgZ3 the
Councillor districts. Suffolk, Es.-ex, Ply-
mouth and Franklin were assigni.-il to the
free soil party, and the other districts to the
democratic party. The iiicinbcr-° nftlic sev-
ml districts were to select the (‘1‘tntlli"lt1lC5.
The Huiise having assigiicd the time for
the choice ol'Scrge:iiit-at-Atiris the free soil
caucus iinanimou.‘-ly tendered the place to
Major‘ Stevens, the Vifhig incumbent-—foi'
two ri=asons-—hc had been it good ofiiccr and
no free soilcr applied for his place.
A day or two after the prograinrrie had
been adopted, the Democratic Committee
asked a conference, which was granted. The
committee stated that they had a request to
‘.T]Z1l(t~‘,\‘.'l‘llCl1 was, that the Free Soil par-
ty should concede to them the C0lb7I(‘fff0)' for
L/ta Sujfblk I)is[rict——ilizit their icqitast was
hardly just, but that many persons in Boston
dcsircd that the Councillor for Suffolk should
be a 'Deriiocrat—and that the concession
would be regarded as a favor and tend to bar-
rnorry in the ranks of the Deiiiocratic party.
The Free Soil C-oiriniittce promptly acced-
ed to the i'equest—-rcported the same to the
Free Soil cauciis, and it was ’I/'.’l(l)22.J'??.0l/..\‘f_7/ as-
sentcil to, and a iiicsszige Sclll to the Demo-
cratic ciiiicus {'.llOl.lll(.'lt’lg the result. In all
l.l'1t‘SL*.ll.il‘€lDg"n'l€fl‘S the wisl;r.=_: of the demo-
crats wcrr,-. proinpily cnniplieil with.
The Dcriiocrtitir: caiiciis thcii ailoptcrl the
two I/ii/‘(Z -rule rrrquiring that the caiidi(l:ites
for office shoul receive two I/’i.irr.’.~: of the votes
given. Roliberi Rairtoul, Jiz, was then nom-
inated for Senator for the short term, and
a message was received from the free soil
caucus to that (‘fll?Ci. The free soil caucus
concurred in tire iioiiiinatioii of Mr. Runtoul,
with only one dissenting vote.
Mr. Sumner had previously been nominat-
ed by the free soil caucus, he having re-
ceived 84 out of 85 votes on the first infor-
mal ballot. His name was sent iiito the
democratic caucus for coricurcricc. In a nay
or two a message was recciveil from the derri-
ocratic caucus, announcig that the caucus
had concured in the nomination of Mr. Sunt-
ner, wit/ia7iZ_7/ sic: rlisseiilivig 'iro!r.s--and that
some of those persons \\Ol1l(l not vote
against him. Assurances were frankly giv-
en, by members oftlie committee and by ac
tive and leading dcn'i0ci'uts,tliat the number of
members who would vote against Mr. Surn-
iier would not (".?,‘CI.’€(f ten or f‘Z(7/.'f?.‘E-——llllit his
election was certain by at least 20 m.a_-joi'il_7/.
A message was then received from the
Democratic caucus proposing that Mr. Bout-
vi-ell and Mr Phillips should he sent to the
Senate as candidates for Governor, and fill‘.
Cusliman and Mr Walker as candidates for
Licut. Governor-—to be voted for by the
House in the order in which they are riairred
This proposition was at once agreed to. It
was also agreed, that the House should im-
incdiatcly, after sending to the Senate the cari-
didates for Governor and Lieut. Governor,
proceed to elect the Senator for the term of
six years, so that ilie Senate in ight have both
matters before it at the same time.
In accordance with this agreement, a nio-
tiou was made to assign a time for the choice
of Senator immediately after the clc-ciion of
the carididzitcs for Governor and Lieiit. Gov-
ernor. Aftertlie election of these candidates
an effort was made to go into the election
on Friday, the 10tli of January ; but owing
to the eflbrts of the Whigs aided by it very
few democrats, the time of the election was
assigned for Saturday. On Satur-day,mviiig
to a mistake in the form of the motion for
the election, the assigninent was put 0‘-'61‘ to
Tuesday, the 14th. _ _ _
Up to Saturday, not the least intimation
was received from the deiiiocratic party,
that any portion ofthe members except ten
0l'[\Ve.|V'(.)’\$’0u1L1{ail to carry out in good
faith, the arrangcrnents to which the ]ia.rt3/
,',,a,-1 asmiterl «toil/tout Kb dissnizti/t,2' rote. Hav-
ing received in a variety of forms all the as-
surances that a ]'1urt_i/ c(LiLg'it:c-0/' that men
of /toner and l'i'?.£l/L can giro or i'eccive—and
having been requested by learli-rig dz.-mac-rats
to take up the election of .the candidates
for Goveriior and Lieut. Governor in their
course, the free soil members of the Senatc—
not wisliing to distrust men without reason,
27- '.
prorriptly took up;the' matter and voted unan-
imously for‘ Mi'.,'Boiii.wcll and Mr. Cushman.
Moridiiy, the 13th was also assigned for the
choice of Councillors.
At the time assigned the Councillors were
elected, and thus the govern ment of Massa-
chiisetts was placed by the frée soil party in
the Iianrls of the democratic party, \\~'lI.ll_‘9,_l’1t_
any pledges for mcasiiresor offices,’ although‘
that party had atthe late election, about 50,-
000, popular majortiy agaiii;-rt it, and was the
t/iirrl -pa.rt;1/ in i/re LPgi.s-Zritit-re, having less
than one t:'z.irrl of the Scnate,and scarcely more
than one fowl/i of the House. Butthe dem-
ocratic pariy was placed in power by the
7iii.:(:izii2i,0I1.s voles of ‘.he free soilers,on the most,
sacred and solemn pledges that men of truth
and honor can give to elect Charles Sumner
United States Senator for six years.
Butilie very afternoon, after the Council-
lors had been chosen and the State govern-
ment placed into the hands oftnedemocratic
party, a private meeting was held by a pot‘-
tioii of the democratic party, by. men who had
been "acting and voting with free Soil men for
14 days, to ilcfcat the elecron of M t‘. Sumner.
Thry knew the free soil members demanled
that the officers to be elected, both State and
National, should be arra2igctl—they assented
to the apioiiitinerit of a committee to_
:ti‘r:in;_:e ft the offices they 1t‘7l(lnl77l02LSl_lf
rcrloptcrl I/is ])2'i‘igi'rt77z27ir gii'iiig I/i-e U. S. Sen;
a.'orfor SL1? _7;czi..»'s Io I/iefrce soii’ci's—uiiited,in
the noniiiiation of canditlzites agreeable to the
programiiie ——with only six dissenting votes
they a=scnti-il to Mr. Suuiiic-i"s nomination
—-—-I/(.t’_7/'7llr'lr“ft’ 2-in 7,-rot'.:.sls—sc/it no notices qf
f/L(3l’.I"l:MfL')Lffi').'l:l——l.Ll(ll{ the State government
fioiii the liurids of the free soil uien, knowing
that these mwn were acting on faith and hon-
or of the most solcinn pledges men can give,
yet after all ivassnfc in democratic hands, and
and not till llltttl, did they inakea demonstra-
tion to defeat the airaiigeiiicrits to i-.hich they
had asst.-iitcil,and for wliich some of them
had spoken and voted.
Up to this time the pledge of the democrat-
ic party is iirircilt-cine-d . Upon the strength
ofihat plerlge it holds the gOVt"l'l'llTl£‘Ill of
Massacliiisetts, Tlie free soil party has act-
ed with truth, lionor and fidelity. It has
performed its promises with unwavering fidel-
iiy——-zind it will continue to dcniaiid of the
di.-i'noci'atic party, the fnllilnicnt of its prom-
i~3cs——proini;<cs inziile in a variety of forms
rim.’ 'I£'f[.]!. I/2.2 fiIIOt(‘fr'lfgP, {?])]?I'(:f)(£ff0l] and co-
o,.uci'.':.lion of -men t’fr.’lT(tft't’f to 3:911:67‘. It re-
mains to be seen wliciher the democratic par
ty of Massacliusetts will rt-inoin in its pligh-
tcil faith—its word of honoi'——-or whether it
will violate its plc«.lgt_‘$, and tlrus forever wear
siainpcrl iiifiilr-liiy upon his brow, cli.-honor,
de.:cp'ion nrip f:ilsi:-liooi.l. It is but just to
say that this great portion of the Di-rriiocratio
iiii:-iiibi-rs have nohly struggled to redeem
the pliglitcrl faiili oltlie party. They feel
mo.-.t keenly the position which they have
lici-ii placed in the eyes of men of truth and
honor of all parties. 11. W.
lliisiiiiigzori C-!JI'I’('$1'()7l(f£‘Ilt'6 0] the Gazette.’
l~‘iiin_-.1’ livi-:.\'i.\'o, Feb. 7th.
The present iiiisetlloil state ofllrc public bus-
iness and the rerysliort time left ofthc session,
has got both lll'.‘-ml)el'S and iiiterestcd outsiders
in aliniit. as pretty ii state of fomentation its you
could ivisli to see. Tlic siicccssioii with which
bills, iirrieiidnients iiriil in )I.l0DS,’1'lSe and “go
down” reiiiinds one oftlic exciting tiiiiesinhis
iiiii's.ei-y days when wiitchiiig the appeainrico
and rlisiippciirirzice of his motliei"s cakes in the
boiling fill".
The clieap postage bill is made the order of
the day for Moiiilziy next. and it is ccfnfidently
lielieved that it will._witli some tiiateriiil amend-‘
merits, be passed. All agree that postage
slionld he reduced to the lowest possible rate;
Two
ceiits, pre-paid, is the true rate which would
the only question is, what shall it be?
abiiiitliinlly pay, as it would bringiiito the mails
millions of letters now sent by private convey-
ance. You have no doubt seen the proposition
oll'ei'ed by Barriailiris -lzites to carry the mails,
wliicli is iittmctiiig the iitteiition of Congress.
and many iiieriibers tire in favor of giving him
the coritnict. I hope. tlicywill do it if we can
do no hett'er—wliicli at this late period isgrow-
ing cxtieiiiely doubtful.
The plan for eiilzirgiiig the Capitol agreed to
by it majority of the member-s of the House
Couiiiiittee on the Public Buildings, has been
coiiiriiuiiicatud to the Picsitleiit of the United
St:it.es——nor, however, with the assent of the
ininority of the committee, and this committee
on the part. of the Srnate. The plan is said to
be that of Mr. \VaItei's, with alterations by
Mr. Stanton, of Keiitucky. This movement,
llO\\'eVel',(IOPS not settle the question. It. is dif-
ficult to dec'.i.le in cases wltcre doctors disagree.
and so it is when lcgislal0l‘s assume to be
rircliitects. The Presirlent, after till, will be
compelled to ma he a choice.
The New York and San Francisco Mint
bill I think is pretty effectually killed, though
many of its friends are confident it will pass in
some more attractive garb : doubt it. The
fact is. the bill should have been for a removal
of the mint front Pliiliidelpliia to New York:
where it should have been placed in the first
place.
The iiieiiioriril oftlie Legislature of Arkan-
sas, in favor of the iicquisitioii of Cuba to this
Govertimenr, was pi'eseiiti-rl ye’-’tei'day to the
Senate by Major Borliind, her Senator. This
rnoveineiit is the gm-iii, and is dost ned to an
early springing up, growth and niaturity. In
coiiiiectioii with the acquisition of this Island,
the acquisition of Macao from Portugal by the
United States is intimately interwoven. \Ve
want, not only the key to the Gulf of Mexico.
but it foothold for our coinmerce in the Central
Ii‘lowei'y Kingdom at the Soutli—wit.li Canada,
i\'oi-a Scotia and Greenland on the North, just
to keep the “equilibrium,” and then we shall
be it “ great counti'y !”
A strong effort will be made. this-session, I
am told, to get; an nppl‘O|)l'ltlll0n to build the
west wing of the Patent Office, out of the Pitt-
errtees’ fund, and to get also it solemn declarn-v
tion from Congress, that; this building shall
never be appropiiaited to arty other use, than
the use oftlic Patent; Office and the display of
the inventions ofour people. 1 hope this cfl‘oi't:
will prevail. Mr. Ewbank, the Coiiiinissibner,
has been most violently assailed, bntf think
hits come out of the conflict iinsullied, as you
will see by his defence in the Tribune.
~» Yours, ‘ ‘l
.j..._
6? Rev. J. Howard Smith. late of South
Carolina, has been elec!ed Rector of the new
lilpiscopal Parish in Bridgeport.
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Norwalk Chronicler